The Constitution (amendment) (Tobago self-government) bill, 2021 - Trinidad and Tobago
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Admendment of the Constitution
4. The Preamble of the Constitution is amended by inserting after paragraph (c), the following paragraph: “ (ca) recognise- (i) the right to self-determination of the people of Trinidad and Tobago, including the right of the people of the Island of Tobago to determine in Tobago...
5. (1) In accordance with the powers under section 75(A) (1) (b) of the Constitution, the Tobago Executive Council shall have exclusive jurisdiction for the administration within Tobago of the matters set out in Schedule 1 ...
Section 53 of the Constitution is amended by renumbering that section as section 53(1) and inserting the following subsection: “(2) Subject to subsections (1) and (3), the Tobago Legislature may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Tobago with respect to the matters as...
The Constitution is amended by inserting after section 75, the following sections 75A. (1) There shall be a Tobago Executive Council which shall have- (a) the general direction and control of the Tobago Island Government and shall be collectively responsible therefor to the Tobago Le...
Except on the recommendation or with the consent of the Tobago Executive Council, the House of Assembly shall not – (a) proceed upon any Bill, including any amendment to a Bill, which in the opinion of the person presiding, makes provision for any of the following purposes: (i) for i...
In this section a public Bill which, in the opinion of the Presiding Officer in the Tobago Legislature, contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters, namely: (a) the imposition, for the payment of debt or other financial purposes, of charges on public mone...